NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dental Assistant in Washington

182 NPPES records list dental assistant with a practice address in Washington, 2.3 per 100,000 residents, the 6th highest rate of 50. Vancouver and Tacoma have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Washington license search. Page 4 of 4.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 126800000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Vancouver has the most, 60

  1. Vancouver60
  2. Tacoma21
  3. Seattle11
  4. Longview10
  5. Jblm6

Dental Assistant records in Washington

  1. Ann ServisLongview, WA 986321295849057
  2. Vera ShakinaVancouver, WA 986861457667065
  3. Bernadette SharplesFriday Harbor, WA 982501740727346
  4. Nancy ShawVancouver, WA 986861902150733
  5. Jennifer Smith, D160128721Bellevue, WA 980061659736056
  6. Zoe SmithIssaquah, WA 980271528868189
  7. Nguyen Smith-TrinidadTacoma, WA 984311588182026
  8. Hailey Stark, RDAKennewick, WA 993361720939481
  9. Barbara SuellVancouver, WA 986861992819734
  10. Kelli SwainLake Stevens, WA 982581932537784
  11. Maridette SzaszTacoma, WA 984311972954931
  12. Vito Tamburello, DAPacific, WA 980471578924999
  13. Abigail TarrVancouver, WA 986841235561143
  14. Reem TeclebrhanSeattle, WA 981061124796321
  15. Alma Tendencia, RDAEverett, WA 982081710615414
  16. Barbara Thaler, BSCTacoma, WA 984221609383561
  17. Diane Thorsen, CDA, EFDA, PTDAVancouver, WA 986841942212832
  18. Ella TokarFederal Way, WA 980231245065432
  19. Phuong TolesFederal Way, WA 980231174235071
  20. Faith Torgerson, RDAVancouver, WA 986821508436254
  21. Jeanne Tubbs, EFDAVancouver, WA 986861649451790
  22. Carrie Turnell, EFDAMill Creek, WA 980121972476513
  23. Mercedes ValdiviaTacoma, WA 984311720691116
  24. Estrella Vega Valenzuela, DAOthello, WA 993441558016964
  25. Aleksandra Velychko, EFDAVancouver, WA 986861821632944
  26. Mayelin VieraTacoma, WA 984331366172074
  27. Alexis Wagoner, DALongview, WA 986321083700231
  28. Kimberly WaltersTacoma, WA 984331710498803
  29. Riley WhippleWest Richland, WA 993531932747961
  30. Melissa WilkinsTacoma, WA 984311144671298
  31. Angela Wilson, EFDALongview, WA 986321376908293
  32. Michelle Wolfe, RDAVancouver, WA 986861881161818

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 126800000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Washington ranks 6 of 50 per resident

  1. Nevada3.1
  2. Colorado2.7
  3. California2.5
  4. Washington2.3
  5. Ohio1.5
  6. New Mexico1.5
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.8

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 126800000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

182 NPPES records list dental assistant (126800000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Washington: 2.3 per 100,000 residents against 0.8 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Vancouver has 60 of them (33%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Ohio182
  2. Colorado157
  3. Texas126
  4. Nevada98

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. California2.5
  2. New Mexico1.5
  3. Hawaii1.5
  4. Montana1.1

The largest states

  1. California969
  2. Oregon295
  3. Ohio182
  4. Colorado157
  5. Texas126

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.